What color is #8A6955?

#8A6955 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6955?

The RGB value is 138, 105, 85: 138 red, 105 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6955?

The complementary color is #55768A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6955 color

#8A6955 rgb(138, 105, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A6955 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 41.2% green and 33.3% blue (138, 105, 85).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 38% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#8A6955 color codes

HEX	`#8A6955`
RGB	`rgb(138, 105, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 41.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 38%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 38%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.19, 10.3, 16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.19, 19.32, 57.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.173, 16.163, 10.808)`
Decimal	`9070933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6955, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8A6955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8A6955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6955; }
.text { color: #8a6955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 105 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6955, #8a8455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A6955?: #8A6955 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6955?: The RGB value is 138, 105, 85: 138 red, 105 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6955?: The complementary color is #55768A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.